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Dormaalisaurus girardoti

Reptilia - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Dormaalisaurus girardoti was named by Augé and Smith (2002). Its type specimen is IRSNB No. R205 (slightly incomplete right dentary) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Dormaalisaurus girardoti Augé and Smith p. 4 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusDormaalisaurus
speciesgirardoti

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dormaalisaurus girardoti Augé and Smith 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Dormaalisaurus girardoti (35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) Dormaalisaurus girardoti (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Dormaalisaurus girardoti (type locality: 35531)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Picardie Region) Dormaalisaurus girardoti (12847)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Dormaalisaurus girardoti (31751)